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Women's plus-size clothing is on display Aug. 19 at a J.C. Penney store in Miami. Plus-size brands are aiming to create sexy and sleek designs, but customer purchases are down. The American waistline may be expanding, but plus-size shoppers are tightening their belts. People just ...
Buyers and brands at the WSA Show's July 31–Aug. 2 run cautiously looked to the coming year for inspiration and hope. Despite a drop in exhibitors, the World Shoe Association's biannual footwear and accessories show at the Las Vegas Convention Center and its sister show, ...
Casual chic is the key to dressing for Spring as designers update classic styles with a leisurely twist. Enter the comfort zone by pairing easy tailored jackets with washed fabrics, relaxed silhouettes, and T-shirts in every shape and size. Leisure Class Designers add a ...
Models present a creation by Turkish designer Idil Tarzi during a fashion show at the Istanbul Fashion Days August 27, 2009. Models present a creation by Sunset during a swimsuit fashion show at the Istanbul Fashion Days August 27, 2009.
Host Heidi Klum (R) kisses guest judge Tim Gunn during the taping of the season finale of Project Runway during New York Fashion Week September 12, 2008. Tim Gunn, fashion guru and urbane mentor to the budding designers on TV's "Project Runway", was forced to swap his impeccable ...
Readers can choose between tasteful approaches and highly eccentric styles in the Web 2.0 take on couture. DPA Glossy fashion magazines are getting competition from Internet fashion blogs that are not only cheaper but also faster. Before new trends from the catwalks and the ...
Andrew Wesbecher moved to London from New York in 2006 to sell software to banks and hedge funds. This month he joined the exodus of American expatriates fleeing high taxes and the city's shrinking financial industry. "I'm the last guy to leave that I know," said Wesbecher, 29, ...
In times when it’s fashionable to discuss climate issues in everything from G8 meetings to local elections, it should come as no surprise that the fashion industry has its own take on sustainability. Majsan Boström has met with researchers to learn more about a rapidly growing ...
Models look on during auditions for an upcoming fashion week in Mumbai August 20, 2008. British women are happy nowadays to wear mini-skirts up until the age of 40, according to research by Debenhams department store. Just 20 years ago, few women would dare to wear a mini-skirt ...
Models present a creation from the Andrea Ayala collection at the 080 Barcelona fashion show, September 2, 2009. Models present a creation from the Josep Abril collection at the 080 Barcelona fashion show, September 2, 2009.
A pair of women's premium denim jeans, selling for $375.00, is pictured in a retail store in San Francisco, September 3, 2009. LAS VEGAS -The crowds pressing to enter the booths at a trade show here weren't in line for the buffet or to catch the latest show in town. They were ...
Models present a creation from the Andrea Ayala collection at the 080 Barcelona fashion show September 2, 2009.
Anna Wintour, Editor-in-chief of American Vogue, watches from the crowd as Roger Federer of Switzerland plays Simon Greul of Germany during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 2, 2009. When it comes to swaying the followers of fashion, it's hard ...
Michelle Obama helped put New York-based J. Crew (JCG-N33.650.160.48%)on the international retail map by sporting its fashions in her public appearances. Now Canada may one day get some of that preppy Obama style in its shopping malls. J. Crew has hired one of this country's top ...
More women are browsing the Web for clothes and shoes the way they used to browse the windows of high-end boutiques, and e-commerce companies want to make sure they get some of these shoppers’ dollars. On Tuesday, Piperlime, the online-only shoe site started by Gap, began selling ...
A model presents a creation by Italian designer Giorgio Armani as part of his Autumn/Winter 2009-2010 Haute Couture fashion show in Paris July 7, 2009. Giorgio Armani sees profits falling again this year, emerging as one of the few fashion houses to give an outlook for 2009. The ...
Models present a creation from the Ports 1961 Spring 2010 collection during New York Fashion Week September 10, 2009. Models present a creation at the Davidelfin Spring 2010 collection during New York Fashion Week September 10, 2009. Models present a creation at the BCBG Max ...
In September 2009, during the 11th Jiangsu International Apparel Festival, French brand “CAITHEIY” launched 2010 spring/summer collections in Nanjing, and starting its marketing strategy in China. In this extravagant city, French brand “CAITHEIY” maintains its own style: ...
Her voice trembling with emotion, the leader of an advocacy group for Muslim women and girls urged a French parliamentary panel on Wednesday to press for laws that would ban the wearing of Islamic body- and face-covering veils. Sihem Habchi appeared as the first witness before a ...
Masterful forward planning, or happy coincidence? Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince is the blockbuster film of the summer season and Burberry employs Emma Watson as the face of its autumn/winter advertising campaign, and, oh, opens its first ever childrenswear store in ...
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